Guest guest Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Yes ma'am, thumbprints from a parent squeezing to hard right below the left elbow. Bruised but not broken - right? > > > Has anyone gotten a tattoo as a way to move on with their life? > > Last December I seemed to have some sort of epiphany, or moment when I > discovered at the old age of 36 that I'm an individual, and a grown up and > could make my own decisions. My husband had just deployed overseas > (literally days before) and I went down and got myself a tattoo. > > It was an odd experience, it was like the ink reestablished my identity. > Like I was taking control of my life. Marking my body permanently and saying > MINE! ME! I! > > I got a darwin fish, with the word EVOLVE inside of it that is stylized in > such a way that you can read it from any direction. This isn't only to > symbolize my personal beleif (coming from an uber religious family I pissed > some people off) but also my personal beleive that we should be growing and > evolving in every direction and on every level. > > I'm planning another one, and I'm thinking about the tree of life on my > other wrist with my girls names somehow making up the branches of the tree > (I hope my tattoo artist can do this). > > Anyone else have ink symbolizing their growth, change or evicted demons? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 I have wanted to for a long time. There is a line from a Kafka story I want, in German. Some other things. I get bored of things so quickly I am afraid i would grow to hate something permanent like that. I may do it yet though, it's good to know it made you feel like you were taking control of your body. > > Has anyone gotten a tattoo as a way to move on with their life? > > Last December I seemed to have some sort of epiphany, or moment when I discovered at the old age of 36 that I'm an individual, and a grown up and could make my own decisions. My husband had just deployed overseas (literally days before) and I went down and got myself a tattoo. > > It was an odd experience, it was like the ink reestablished my identity. Like I was taking control of my life. Marking my body permanently and saying MINE! ME! I! > > I got a darwin fish, with the word EVOLVE inside of it that is stylized in such a way that you can read it from any direction. This isn't only to symbolize my personal beleif (coming from an uber religious family I pissed some people off) but also my personal beleive that we should be growing and evolving in every direction and on every level. > > I'm planning another one, and I'm thinking about the tree of life on my other wrist with my girls names somehow making up the branches of the tree (I hope my tattoo artist can do this). > > Anyone else have ink symbolizing their growth, change or evicted demons? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes. I have 4 tattoos. The difference for me is that I chose all designs that have no symbolic meaning. Nada was big on symbols so I chose to get tattoos that were just pretty. The symbolism for me was doing what I wanted with MY body without her permission. -- " By definition, madness ends in one of two ways: clarity...or death. " -- *Frantic Purification* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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